porthole port·hole n

porthole port·hole n
['pɔːtˌhəʊl]
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  • Porthole — Port hole , n. (Naut.) An embrasure in a ship s side. See 3d {Port}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • porthole — port|hole [ˈpo:thəul US ˈpo:rthoul] n [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: port ( PORT5) + hole] a small round window on the side of a ship or plane …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • porthole — port•hole [[t]ˈpɔrtˌhoʊl, ˈpoʊrt [/t]] n. 1) cvb naut. navig. a round, windowlike opening with a hinged, watertight glass cover in the side of a vessel for admitting air and light Compare port IV, 1) 2) naut. navig. cv an opening in a wall, door …   From formal English to slang

  • porthole — port|hole [ pɔrt,houl ] noun count a small window in the side of a ship or airplane …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Porthole — A porthole is a small, generally circular, window used on the hull of ships to admit light and air. Porthole is actually an abbreviated term for port hole window . Though the term is of obvious maritime origin, it is also used to describe round… …   Wikipedia

  • porthole — 1590s, from PORT (Cf. port) (2) + HOLE (Cf. hole) …   Etymology dictionary

  • port — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English & Anglo French, from Latin portus more at ford Date: before 12th century 1. a place where ships may ride secure from storms ; haven 2. a. a harbor town or city where ships may take on or… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • porthole — Synonyms and related words: air hole, armhole, bay, bay window, blowhole, bow window, bullet hole, bunghole, casement, casement window, cringle, deadeye, eye, eyelet, fan window, fanlight, gasket, grille, grommet, guide, keyhole, knothole, lancet …   Moby Thesaurus

  • Glossary of nautical terms — This is a glossary of nautical terms; some remain current, many date from the 17th 19th century. See also Wiktionary s nautical terms, Category:Nautical terms, and Nautical metaphors in English. Contents: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R …   Wikipedia

  • blowhole — Synonyms and related words: air duct, air hole, air passage, air shaft, air tube, airway, armhole, avenue, breathing hole, bullet hole, bunghole, channel, chute, cringle, deadeye, debouch, door, egress, emunctory, escape, estuary, exhaust, exit,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • spiracle — Synonyms and related words: air duct, air hole, air passage, air shaft, air tube, airway, armhole, avenue, blowhole, breathing hole, bullet hole, bunghole, channel, chute, cringle, deadeye, debouch, door, egress, emunctory, escape, estuary,… …   Moby Thesaurus

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